# NTSB SEA67D0019: Champion 7EC, N4317C, Issoula, MT, June 6, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 6, 1966
- Place: Issoula, MT · ISSOULA, MT
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 16, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 122794
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA67D0019
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA67D0019

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3032   66/6/6    ISSOULA MONT        CHAMPION 7EC        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 20, 125
        TIME - 1630                    N4317C              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 3 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- PILOT TURNED OFF MAGNETO SWITCH TO ELIMINATE IGNITION INTERFERENCE WITH RADIO.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4317C](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4317C), registered now, S/N 7EC-318, built 1955 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHAMPION 7EC
- Registry model: [Champion 7EC](https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7ec) (registry code 21101NM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C90 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (registry code 17009, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N4317C (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB UNK64X4022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X4022), Sep 17, 1964: Aeronca 7EC (N4317C), Cavendish, ID, substantial damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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